Use of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing has led to thresholds for what qualifies as impairment in populations.
High blood sugar can weaken the immune system. This makes it harder for the body to fight off infections.
Elastic parametric response mapping (ePRM), a CT-based severity scoring system for regional lung volumes, can monitor COPD progression.
New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us vulnerable to infection. In doing so, it has also identified a way to reverse that ...
Harriet Davidson is challenging herself to run four marathons in four days.
Toby Maher, MD, PhD, professor of clinical medicine, Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the impact of changes in lung function in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). How does the rate of ...
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A European study finds hospitalisations and insufficient growth reduce health-related quality of life in childhood ...
SAN DIEGO – The elimination of race adjustments in lung-function testing could affect millions of people in the U.S. as they lose or gain eligibility for jobs and benefits due to reclassification of ...